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Man dies after suffering burns in meth lab fire

by Mike Whitlow

Posted on November 2, 2009 at 5:45 PM

Updated Monday, Nov 2 at 5:45 PM

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(WHAS11) A man burned when a meth lab caught fire, has died.

That fire happened October 24th in the 2500 block of Tyrone Drive near Bashford Manor.

36-year-old John Robinson suffered second and third degree burns in the fire.

He died from those injuries within the past few days.
 
Robinson was the only one in the house at the time of the fire.
 
Metro police say meth labs are a growing problem, and numbers are even higher than they were last year.
 
So far this year police have busted 122 meth labs.
 
This time last year they had 81.

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renegade said on November 2, 2009 at 8:19 PM

Good riddance!

lyks2cook said on November 4, 2009 at 4:36 PM

Sad thing to see someone die over a drug addiction. I also feel sorry for those who make comments like "Good riddance!"